切り替え・切り換え・切替え・切換え・切替・切換|きりかえkirikae[0]heiban (flat)

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切り替えThis mixed kanji-and-kana spelling is the most common of these forms. Beginners should use it as their default written form.
切り換えThis mixed kanji-and-kana spelling is less common than 切り替え, but it is another written form you may encounter.
切替えThis mixed kanji-and-kana spelling is less common than 切り換え and more common than 切換え, 切換え, 切替, and 切換.
切換えThis mixed kanji-and-kana spelling is less common than 切替え and more common than 切替 and 切換; recognize it when encountered.
切替This kanji-only spelling omits the kana shown in 切替え and is less common than it, but more common than 切換.
切換This kanji-only spelling omits the kana shown in 切換え and is the least common of these written forms.
Definitions
  1. nounexchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコンバートNeutralLoanword for converting data formats or moving a player to a different defensive position; 切り替え is about switching between states or modes.
  • SynonymスイッチCasualColloquial loanword for a switch or toggling, as in 「スイッチが入る」; 切り替え stresses the act of switching over.
  • SynonymチェンジCasualColloquial loanword for changing or replacing something, as in 「イメージチェンジ」; 切り替え is switching between two states.
  • Related転換てんかんWrittenWritten style for a shift in policy or direction, as in 「方針転換」「気分転換」; 切り替え is about switching modes.
  • Related変更へんこうNeutralChanging the contents of something or a plan, as in 「予定を変更する」; 切り替え is switching from one whole state to another.
  • Related移行いこうWrittenWritten style for moving into another state or stage, as in 「新制度へ移行する」, which can be immediate; 切り替え stresses changing to a different way.
  • Related組み替えくみかえNeutralRearranging or recombining what you have, as in 「クラスの組み替え」; 切り替え is about switching states.
  • Related変換へんかんNeutralConverting something into a different form, as in 「文字変換」; a technical kind of processing, while 切り替え is switching modes.
  • RelatedシフトNeutralLoanword for work shifts or shifting emphasis, as in 「シフト勤務」; 切り替え is switching between two states.
  • Related変動へんどうWrittenWritten style for fluctuation in markets or conditions that shift on their own; 切り替え leans toward a switch that someone makes.
  • RelatedコンバージョンWrittenWritten loanword for conversion, also used in marketing as 「コンバージョン率」; 切り替え is the more everyday word.
  • Antonym固定こていNeutralFixing something in place so it stays unchanged; the opposite of 切り替え, which moves from one state to another.
  • Antonym継続けいぞくWrittenWritten style for keeping things as they are and carrying on; the opposite of 切り替え, which changes how things are done.

Use 「切り替え」 for switching from one state or mode to another, as in 「気持ちの切り替え」. For a shift in policy or direction use 「転換」; for moving into a new stage, 「移行」; for converting data or forms, 「変換」. The opposites are 「固定」 and 「継続」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. あるものから別べつのものへと変かえる、または変かわることで、特とくに一ひとつの状態じょうたいから別べつの状態じょうたいへ移うつす行為こうい。
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